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CUAHSI e-Newsletter July 2026

Posted Jul 9, 2026

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CUAHSI CELEBRATES 25 YEARS

A Challenge for Today's Hydrologic Scientists

As part of CUAHSI's 25th anniversary, we're featuring a series of reflections from some of the people who have helped shape CUAHSI's story over the years. Our first invited contributor is Rick Hooper, who served as CUAHSI's Executive Director from 2002 to 2017.

In 2001, the National Science Foundation posed the following question: How could an investment of $100 million dollars advance hydrologic science? That's $180 million today. The answer was obvious. Increase the pool of money for competitive PI grants. But that wasn't on offer. Rather, what infrastructure investments are necessary to transform hydrologic science? If the community could decide on that, new sources of funds could be made available. And NSF was willing to fund an entity to organize the community. Thus, CUAHSI was created.

It is an opportune time to revisit this question. How is that possible given the uncertainty surrounding NSF (and just about everything else)? Because after the shake-up that NSF is currently experiencing, there will come a time when NSF will have an opportunity to present a new approach to funding research and research infrastructure. It would be wise to have some ideas in hand of where new funds should be invested. In this article, I'd like to share the lessons I learned during the initial years of CUAHSI's operation.

Please continue reading Rick Hooper's article here and keep an eye out for additional reflections through the remainder of the year.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

AGU26 Abstract Submissions Are Open!

We invite abstract submissions for the four sessions being co-convened by CUAHSI staff. The abstract submission deadline is August 5th.

Session Title: H014: Advances in Integrated Hydrological Modeling: Methods, Solvers, and Computational Innovation
Conveners
Nick Engdahl, Washington State University; Danielle Tijerina-Kreuzer, CUAHSI; Amelia Peeples, Princeton University

Session Title: H005 - Advanced Capabilities for Hydrology Community Model and Data Infrastructure
Conveners
David G Tarboton, Utah State University; Martyn P Clark, University of Calgary; Laura E Condon, University of Arizona; Jordan S Read, CUAHSI

Session Title: H140 - Uniting Community Water Resources Modeling and Operational Hydrology: Connecting Research Advances in Large-Domain Hydrologic Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Hydroinformatics, and Social Science to Forecasting Applications
Conveners
Steven J Burian, University of Alabama; Martyn P Clark, University of Calgary; Katie van Werkhoven, Research Triangle Institute; Jordan S Read, CUAHSI; Louise Arnal, Ouranos

Session Title: IN038 - Standards and Practices in Hydrology, Seismology, and Near-Surface Geophysics Field Operations: Lessons Learned, Existing Standards, and Community Priorities
Conveners
Cian Dawson; Christopher Matthew Calvelage, EarthScope Consortium; Jordan S Read, CUAHSI; Pete Marchetto, FieldKit; Sara Sayyadi, University of Nevada-Reno

CUAHSI Community Awards — Nominations Open

CUAHSI is now accepting nominations for two awards: the Education and Engagement Award and the Community Service Award. These awards recognize individuals who have made meaningful contributions to hydrologic science education or to the CUAHSI community.

Nominations are welcome from across the water science community at any career stage, and self-nominations are accepted for both awards. Nominees for the Community Service Award must be affiliated with at least one CUAHSI member institution.

Nominations are due by August 31, 2026.

Visit the website for more details and nomination instructions.


COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Meeting

CUAHSI staff will present at the upcoming ESIP Meeting taking place from July 28–31 in Austin, TX. The session, Help Us, Help Ourselves: Sharing Infrastructure Across Repository Networks, takes place at 2pm CT on the 29th.

CUAHSI staff attended several meetings and conferences in the past couple of months connecting with community members sharing ideas, and leading workshops and presentations.

HydroLearn Workshop and Hackathon Recap

This summer, educators, researchers, and hydrology professionals from across the United States and Canada came together for a HydroLearn–CIROH Workshop and Hackathon. HydroLearn is an open educational platform and community that helps educators collaboratively develop, share, and adapt high-quality learning resources for hydrology and water resources engineering.

The event combined three days of in-person collaboration in Salt Lake City during the CIROH Developers Conference, May 27–29, with an intensive eight-day virtual hackathon to create 11 new HydroLearn modules that showcase new research tools developed by the CIROH community.

The 22 fellows selected to participate included research scientists, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students. The fellows were paired and assigned to specific module topics that align with their expertise, and guided by education and hydrology experts to transform their research into engaging, peer-reviewed learning modules that will be freely available through the HydroLearn platform.

Continue reading here to learn more about the module topics and the HydroLearn program.

UCOWR Annual Conference

Kimberlee Wong, Environmental Data Science Fellow, and Jordan Read, Chief Executive Officer, attended the Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) Annual Conference, held June 7–10 in San Antonio, Texas. This marked CUAHSI's second year participating in the conference, with the goal of deepening ties to UCOWR's water resources community. This year's activities included an exhibit booth, a talk from Jordan Read on CUAHSI, and a workshop on HydroShare and reproducibility.

CUAHSI's Spring Virtual Open House Recap

CUAHSI's Spring Virtual Open House was held on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. If you missed the event, you can view the recording here, and a few highlights below:

  • Martin Seul shared HydroShare Development Highlights.
  • Danielle Tijerina-Kreuzer, Irene Garousi-Nejad, and Tony Castronova highlighted three research projects focused on expanding access to essential datasets.
  • Lindsay Platt and Kimberlee Wong shared two opportunities that support data-skill building for water scientists.
  • Abner Bogan shared an update on CUAHSI's open learning water content platform currently in development.
  • Jordan Read shared two new opportunities to engage with CUAHSI: regional Skill-Building and Science Catalyst Workshops, and in-person or virtual campus engagement visits.

Stay Connected:
CUAHSI hosts Virtual Open Houses twice per year to create space for connection, share updates on progress and plans, and hear community perspectives that can shape direction. Stay tuned for details on the next Open House in fall 2026.

CUAHSI Engagement Opportunities

Are you interested in bringing a CUAHSI talk or training to your campus or classroom? We welcome opportunities to connect with faculty and students through virtual or in-person seminar presentations, workshops, or interactive demonstrations. View the flyer here to learn more about our menu of options, which can be tailored to best fit your needs. Reach out to email hidden; JavaScript is required with questions.


JOBS

CUAHSI facilitates the sharing of resources, information, and expertise across a diverse range of disciplines to collaboratively solve problems from different perspectives. The job board on the CUAHSI website is a shared resource for both job recruiters and job seekers. If you would like to post an opportunity that is relevant to the broader water science community fill out this form. Current open opportunities:

  • The Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program and the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program seek postdoctoral and post-master's candidatesinterested in tackling science and policy challenges related to increasing coastal community resilience across the Great Lakes region.
  • The HydroCS lab at New Mexico State University seeks one PhD student prepared to contribute to the lab's research directions related to computational hydrology, hydrologic modeling, and scientific computing.
  • View more job posts here!


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